
#TechFriday n°2️⃣4️⃣3️⃣ – Issue of 18/07/2025
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This week in #TechFriday: social media and mobile money fuel solidarity, LinkedIn starts to feel like Facebook, and AI’s mental health advice raises red flags. We expose fake virus alerts, decode WeTransfer’s sketchy T&Cs, and check out Cameroon’s AI vision. Rwanda shines in Geneva, Benin’s press goes digital, Apple bows to EU pressure, and Microsoft fixes 130 Windows 11 security flaws. A packed tech week you won’t want to miss!
The new face of charity: How mobile and social media are changing the way we give 🤝
Calls for solidarity are multiplying on social networks, facilitating electronic donations. While this digital generosity mobilizes people beyond their immediate circle and beyond national borders, it also raises suspicions about scams. Influencers and platforms are seeking to regulate this new way of giving. Click here for full story
From résumés to romance: LinkedIn’s identity crisis 💼
Once dedicated to the professional world, LinkedIn is seeing the emergence of more and more personal content. Weddings, emotions, selfies… Some Cameroonians are denouncing this drift and calling for a return to basics: job offers, career advice and professional debates. Click here for full story
Don’t trust chatbots with your mental health, new research suggests 🤖
AIs cannot replace therapists, reveals a Stanford study. Biased judgments, inappropriate reactions to warning signals and lack of empathy make them tools to be limited to secondary tasks, without ever entrusting them with psychological support. Click here for full story
“Your device is infected!” Don’t fall for this classic scam 🛑
WeTransfer almost used your files to train AI—without telling you 🤖
Cameroon adopts its first national AI strategy 🤖
On July 7-8, 2025, Cameroon validated its first national artificial intelligence strategy. This initiative aims to modernize key sectors such as healthcare and education, while framing the risks associated with data protection and ethics, for an inclusive digital transformation. Click here for full story
Digital Ambassadors: How Rwanda trained 3 million people in tech skills—and won international praise 🏆
Rwanda receives an international award for its Digital Ambassador Program. Launched in 2017, it has enabled more than 3.2 million Rwandans to acquire basic digital skills, strengthening the country’s digital inclusion and socio-economic development. Click here for full story
Bénin brings press card applications online in push to modernize media regulation 🇧🇯 🗞️
Since July 2025, Beninese journalists have been able to apply for their press card online via a dedicated platform. This reform simplifies procedures, enhances transparency and modernizes media regulation, while supporting press freedom. Click here for full story
Regulators push, Apple yields: Google Translate now default-ready on iOS📱
Under pressure from the DMA, Apple is opening iOS 18.4 to Google Translate as its default app. This change, dictated by European regulators, opens up the Apple ecosystem and redefines user habits. A discreet but significant development. Click here for full story
Microsoft patches 130 security flaws in July update, including a critical zero-day 🔒
Microsoft has closed 130 security holes in Windows 11, including a critical one affecting SQL Server. Others concern Office, SharePoint and Hyper-V. Although no active exploits are known, the firm recommends immediate updates to avoid the risk of remote attacks. Click here for full story
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